Cable modem's working again! The folks at A.T.&T. Broadband, who were initially certain the problem was on my end, came to their senses and decided the problem was on their end. What's more, they fixed it. But I'll tell you…accessing the Internet via a telephone line…it was a hellish twenty-four hours there…
When he was a beginning actor, Stan Freberg did a number of odd roles. He has a small but important part in Callaway Went Thataway, a lightweight 1951 comedy with Fred MacMurray, Howard Keel and Dorothy McGuire that runs early Friday morn on Turner Classic Movies. (5 AM or 8 AM, depending on your time zone.) The film was produced, written and/or directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, who were responsible for — among other classics — the Li'l Abner Broadway show and movie. It's most interesting for Freberg's brief appearance, a fine supporting performance by Jesse White and a brief cameo by Clark Gable.
Bill Maher is setting up a website at www.billmaher.tv to keep folks up to date on what's up with him. Not much posted there yet but you might want to bookmark it and check in soon.